Prevalence of problem alcohol use among patients attending primary care for methadone treatment

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ryder, Niamh ^a   Cullen, Walter ^a   Barry, Joseph ^b,c   Bury, Gerard ^a   Keenan, Eamon ^c   Smyth, Bobby P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADULT; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149087556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-42     Document Type: Article

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